LIN · Linde PLC
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Guidance & track record
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Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $898M | Q1 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Operating Cash Flow 2,240M
-1,342M Capital Expenditures
= Free Cash Flow 898M
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| Return on capital non-GAAP | 24% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Third-party sale of equipment backlog non-GAAP | $2.8B | Q1 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted operating profit margin non-GAAP | 29.8% | Full-Year 2025 | — |
| Order intake | $434M | Q4 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file
Versus peers
Specialty Chemicals — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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LIN
this stock
Linde PLC
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$234.55B | +19.3% | +3.0% | 33.6 | 1.4% |
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AIQUF
L Air Liquide SA /Fi
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$127.42B | +7.7% | — | — | 0.0% |
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SHW
Sherwin Williams Co
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$80.72B | +1.5% | +26.4% | 31.4 | 2.7% |
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ECL
Ecolab Inc.
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$76.38B | +3.7% | +2.2% | 36.7 | 1.2% |
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APD
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
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$65.15B | +20.1% | -0.5% | 30.9 | 1.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| LIN | -1.2% | -2.9% | +11.3% | -2.3% | +19.3% |
| SPY | -0.6% | +0.7% | +6.8% | -1.0% | +8.4% |
| vs SPY | -0.6% | -3.6% | +4.5% | -1.3% | +10.9% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.